colonized
US /ˈkɑːlənaɪzd/
UK /ˈkɒlənaɪzd/
動詞
殖民, 定居
to send settlers to a place and establish political control over it
範例:
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European powers colonized many parts of Africa and Asia.
歐洲列強殖民了非洲和亞洲的許多地方。
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The new species quickly colonized the uninhabited island.
新物種迅速殖民了無人島。
形容詞
被殖民的, 被佔領的
of a place, having been settled and controlled by another country
範例:
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Many formerly colonized nations gained independence in the 20th century.
許多以前被殖民的國家在20世紀獲得了獨立。
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The indigenous people resisted the colonized rule.
原住民抵抗殖民統治。